Lantana plant named ‘Dolanhagol 23’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Lantana  plant named ‘Dolanhagol 23’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; flowers that are dark yellow in color; and good garden performance.

Botanical designation: Lantana camara.

Cultivar denomination: ‘DOLANHAGOL 23’.

CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY-RELATED APPLICATIONS

Title: Lantana Plant Named ‘DOLANHEARORA’

Inventor: Arjan Koot

Filed: Nov. 30, 2022; concurrently with the instant application.

An European Community Plant Breeder's Rights application for the instantplant was filed by the Applicant/Assignee, Dümmen Group B.V. of De Lier,The Netherlands on Aug. 5, 2022, application number 2022/1854. Foreignpriority is not claimed to this application.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Lantanaplant, botanically known as Lantana camara and hereinafter referred toby the name ‘Dolanhagol 23’.

The new Lantana plant is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany. The objective of thebreeding program is to create new compact, freely-branching Lantanaplants with early and freely flowering habit and large attractiveflowers.

The new Lantana plant originated from a cross-pollination in July, 2019in Rheinberg, Germany of a proprietary selection of Lantana camaraidentified as code number LA-0124, not patented, as the female, or seed,parent with a proprietary selection of Lantana camara identified as codenumber LA17-000101-001, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.The new Lantana plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as asingle flowering plant from within the progeny of the statedcross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg,Germany in May, 2022.

Asexual reproduction of the new Lantana plant by terminal vegetativecuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germanysince June, 2022 has shown that the unique features of this new Lantanaplant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Lantana have not been observed under all possiblecombinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. Thephenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditionssuch as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variancein genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘Dolanhagol 23’. These characteristicsin combination distinguish ‘Dolanhagol 23’ as a new and distinct Lantanaplant:

-   -   1. Compact, upright and mounding plant habit.    -   2. Moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate.    -   3. Freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form.    -   4. Dark green-colored leaves.    -   5. Early and freely flowering habit.    -   6. Long flowering period.    -   7. Flowers that are dark yellow in color.    -   8. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Lantana can be compared to plants of the female parentselection. Plants of the new Lantana differ primarily from plants of thefemale parent selection in flower color as flowers of plants of the newLantana are dark yellow in color whereas flowers of plants of the femaleparent selection are red and yellow in color. In addition, plants of thenew Lantana have broader leaves than plants of the female parentselection.

Plants of the new Lantana can be compared to plants of the male parentselection. Plants of the new Lantana differ primarily from plants of themale parent selection in flower color as flowers of plants of the newLantana are dark yellow in color whereas flowers of plants of the maleparent selection are pink in color. In addition, plants of the newLantana are not as compact as plants of the male parent selection.

Plants of the new Lantana can be compared to plants of the Lantanacamara ‘Dolanhearora’, disclosed in a U.S. Plant patent application Ser.No. 18/072,108 filed concurrently. In side-by-side comparisons, plantsof the new Lantana differ from plants of ‘Dolanhearora’ in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Lantana are more compact than and not as        vigorous as plants of ‘Dolanhearora’.    -   2. Plants of the new Lantana have smaller inflorescences with        smaller flowers than plants of ‘Dolanhearora’.    -   3. Plants of the new Lantana and ‘Dolanhearora’ differ in flower        color as flowers of plants of the new Lantana are dark yellow in        color whereas flowers of plants of ‘Dolanhearora’ are initially        orange in color becoming dark reddish orange with development.

Plants of the new Lantana can also be compared to plants of the Lantanacamara ‘Bamboo’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons, plants ofthe new Lantana differ from plants of ‘Bamboo’ in the followingcharacteristics:

-   -   1. Plants of the new Lantana are more compact than and not as        vigorous as plants of ‘Bamboo’.    -   2. Plants of the new Lantana are more upright than and not as        trailing as plants of ‘Bamboo’.    -   3. Plants of the new Lantana have longer and broader leaves than        plants of ‘Bamboo’.    -   4. Plants of the new Lantana and ‘Bamboo’ differ in flower color        as flowers of plants of the new Lantana are darker yellow in        color than flowers of plants of ‘Bamboo’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearanceof the new Lantana plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonablypossible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in thephotograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in thedetailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors ofthe new Lantana plant. The photograph is a side perspective view of atypical flowering plant of ‘Dolanhagol 23’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photograph and following observations andmeasurements describe plants grown during the spring and summer in 22-cmcontainers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany and undercommercial practices typical of commercial Lantana production. Duringthe production of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 18° C.and light levels ranged from 1,500 to 4,500 lux. Plants were pinchedthree weeks after planting and were twelve weeks old when the photographwas taken and 25 weeks old when the description was taken. In thefollowing description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart, Fifth Edition, except where generalterms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Lantana camara ‘Dolanhagol 23’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Lantana            camara identified as code number LA-0124, not patented.        -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Lantana            camara identified as code number LA17-000101-001, not            patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type.—By vegetative terminal cuttings.        -   Time to initiate roots, summer.—About five days at            temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to initiate roots, winter.—About seven days at            temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three            weeks at temperatures about 20° C.        -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four            weeks at temperatures about 20° C.        -   Root description.—Fine, fibrous; close to 158A in color,            actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate            composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate            temperature and age of roots.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense.-   Plant description:    -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Compact, upright and mounding plant            habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth            rate; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plante.—About 21            cm.        -   Plant height, soil level to top of floral plante.—About 23.2            cm.        -   Plant diameter.—About 50 cm.-   Lateral branch description:    -   -   Branching habit.—Freely branching habit with about six            primary lateral branches each with about 16 secondary            lateral branches developing per plant.        -   Length.—About 26 cm.        -   Diameter.—About 5.3 mm.        -   Internode length.—About 3.6 cm.        -   Strength.—Strong.        -   Texture and luster.—Pubescent; semi-glossy; longitudinally            ridged.        -   Color, developing stems.—Close to 143A.        -   Color, developed stems.—Close to 165B.-   Leaf description:    -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.        -   Length.—About 6.7 cm.        -   Width.—About 4.4 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Rounded.        -   Margin.—Serrate; sinuses are medium in depth and divergent.        -   Texture and luster, upper surface.—Coarse pubescence;            semi-glossy.        -   Texture and luster, lower surface.—Coarse pubescence; matte.        -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate, reticulate.        -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to N137B.            Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C. Fully            expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A; venation,            close to 138A. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close            to 137B; venation, close to 138B.        -   Petioles.—Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm.            Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster: Smooth,            glabrous; matte. Color, upper surface: Close to 137C. Color,            lower surface: Close to 137D.-   Flower description:    -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Solitary salverform            flowers arranged in terminal and axillary hemispherical            umbels; flowers face mostly upward or outward depending on            their position on the umbel; freely flowering habit with            about 33 flowers per inflorescence and numerous            inflorescences developing per plant during the flowering            season.        -   Natural flowering season.—Early flowering habit, plants            begin flowering about eight weeks from unrooted cuttings;            long flowering period, plants of the new Lantana flower            continuously from the spring into the autumn in Germany.        -   Flower longevity on the plant.—Individual flowers last about            seven days; flowers persistent.        -   Fragrance.—None detected.        -   Inflorescence height.—About 4.5 cm.        -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 3.2 cm.        -   Flower buds.—Length: About 9 mm. Diameter: About 2.2 mm.            Shape: Oval to tubular. Texture and luster: Rippled,            glabrous; matte. Color: Close to 16A and 159C.        -   Flowers.—Appearance: Flared trumpet, salverform; corolla            fused, five-parted. Diameter: About 8.3 mm by 7.4 mm. Depth            (height): About 1.3 cm. Throat diameter: About 0.9 mm. Tube            length: About 1 cm. Tube diameter: About 1.1 mm.        -   Corolla.—Arrangement: Single whorl of five fused petals.            Petal lobe length: About 3 mm. Petal lobe width: About            3.5 mm. Petal lobe shape: Obovate. Petal lobe apex: Rounded.            Petal margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture and            luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte.            Throat texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Tube            texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: When            opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 17B;            venation, close to 17B; color does not change with            subsequent development. When opening and fully opened, lower            surface: Close to 17C; venation, close to 17C; color does            not change with subsequent development. Throat: Close to            15B; venation, close to 15B. Tube: Close to 16C; venation,            close to 16C.        -   Calyx.—Appearance: Tubular calyx with five fused sepals.            Sepal length: About 6 mm. Sepal diameter: About 1.1 cm.            Sepal shape: Ligulate. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin:            Entire. Sepal texture and luster, upper surface: Coarse            pubescence; semi-glossy. Sepal texture and luster, lower            surface: Coarse pubescence; matte. Sepal color, upper            surface: Close to 137A. Sepal color, lower surface: Close to            137B.        -   Peduncles.—Length: About 2.8 cm. Diameter: About 1.2 mm.            Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and            luster: Pubescent; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 149C.        -   Pedicels.—Length: About 1 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm.            Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and            luster: Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 144A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: Four            per flower, adnate to floral tube. Anther length: About            0.6 mm. Anther shape: Oval. Anther color: Close to 17A.            Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 17C.            Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About            2.7 mm. Style length: About 1.1 mm. Style color: Close to            158B. Stigma diameter: About 0.2 mm. Stigma shape: Round.            Stigma color: Close to 142A. Ovary color: Close to 140A.            Fruits: Quantity produced per plant: About five during the            flowering season. Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 7 mm.            Texture: Rough. Color: Close to 202A. Seeds: Quantity per            flower: About one to five. Length: About 4 mm. Diameter:            About 5 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 200D.-   Garden performance: Plants of the new Lantana have been observed to    have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and to be    suitable for USDA Hardiness Zone 11.-   Pathogen & pest tolerance: To date, plants of the new Lantana have    not been observed to be tolerant to pathogens and pests common to    Lantana plants.

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Lantana plant named ‘Dolanhagol 23’as illustrated and described.